Millions of gold coins, jewelry buried in the Caribbean Sea. US, or Colombia, who will take it home?
gold coins scattered on the sea bed! A wealth of more than $20 billion is buried 600 meters deep below water! This enormous wealth has been found in the Caribbean Sea. After successfully locating the shipwreck, the Colombian government has allocated an amount of $45 million to take the entire wealth to its coffers, reports Fox News. It has launched an expedition to «claim the heritage elements for which the remains of the galleon should be valued.»
«Holy Grail of Shipwrecks»
Due to the huge amount of wealth that went down with the ship 'San Jose' en route to Cartagena, Colombia, in 1708 when it sank, it is called the «Holy Grail of Shipwrecks». Millions of gold coins, chests full of jewels and more than 600 passengers were on the ship when an English squadron attacked it. The ship was going to King Philip V of Spain. The shipwreck was discovered in 2015.
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Oceanographers and researchers used the robotic equipment to take images of the wreck, showing several coins lying at the bottom of the shipwreck. Some of the coins were seen scattered across the ocean floor with seashells.
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The exact location of the shipwreck in the Caribbean Sea is a secret, however, Colombia, Spain, and the US have claimed the rights to the ship's sunken treasure. Claiming the right over the shipwreck, Colombian minister Juan David Correa said, "«History is the treasure.»
Talking to 'The Guardian', Alhena Caicedo, Director of the Colombian
